May 2003

DVDs, the Matrix (again) and cachu planciau (that's "shitting planks" in English)

May 27, 2003

I found out today that this ‘new’ computer of mine can’t play DVDs, and I’m gutted. I was going to treat myself to the Matrix DVD but I’ve had to go for the video instead. I almost never buy videos. In all my adult life, I’ve bought maybe twenty videos. Most of them have been […]

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IOC gets head stuck irreversibly up arse

May 26, 2003

It seems that the International Olympic Committee has finally lost its collective head somewhere in its collective lower intestine, and has decided to ban wild card entries into the Olympics. This means no more Eddie the Eagle, soaring gracelessly through our skies as we all hold our breath, hoping ferverently that he doesn't break anything […]

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Computer Hell or How I Came to Hate My PC Even More Than I Used To

May 26, 2003

I?d become quite used to my computer rebooting itself, without a by-your-leave from me. The monitor would just go black with a faint click, then up would fade the green energy saving logo and the white text of the computer doing its start up thing. It was irritating, sure. Inconvenient, yes. But I?d got used […]

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My computer runs like a three legged dog

May 26, 2003

Well, the last few days have been a particular brand of not fun, due to my computer dying last Thursday, just as I was about to leave the house for the Hot Hot Heat gig. It?s likely to be the video card, motherboard or chip. I?m not sure which, because I can?t afford to get […]

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IOC gets head stuck irreversibly up arse

May 26, 2003

It seems that the International Olympic Committee has finally lost its collective head somewhere in its collective lower intestine, and has decided to ban wild card entries into the Olympics. This means no more Eddie the Eagle, soaring gracelessly through our skies as we all hold our breath, hoping ferverently that he doesn't break anything […]

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Computer Hell or How I Came to Hate My PC Even More Than I Used To

May 26, 2003

I’d become quite used to my computer rebooting itself, without a by-your-leave from me. The monitor would just go black with a faint click, then up would fade the green energy saving logo and the white text of the computer doing its start up thing. It was irritating, sure. Inconvenient, yes. But I’d got used […]

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My computer runs like a three legged dog

May 26, 2003

Well, the last few days have been a particular brand of not fun, due to my computer dying last Thursday, just as I was about to leave the house for the Hot Hot Heat gig. It’s likely to be the video card, motherboard or chip. I’m not sure which, because I can’t afford to get […]

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Green mammals

May 20, 2003

I was complaining today about the lack of green mammals in the world. I mean, green's a common colour, right? Grass is green. Trees are green. Shrubbery is green. So why no green mammals? Surely it'd make great camouflage? Now, I know there's a sloth that has green algae growing on it, but that doesn't […]

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Green mammals

May 20, 2003

I was complaining today about the lack of green mammals in the world. I mean, green's a common colour, right? Grass is green. Trees are green. Shrubbery is green. So why no green mammals? Surely it'd make great camouflage? Now, I know there's a sloth that has green algae growing on it, but that doesn't […]

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Sleep and The Ice Storm

May 18, 2003

Sleep. That was my mission this weekend. Sleep and the forcible removal of work from the agenda. I think I?ve succeeded on both counts. I?ve spent 21 of the last 48 hours asleep, and fully intend to squeeze in another nine hours before Monday starts back with the tedium. I?ve managed to actually not do […]

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Sleep and The Ice Storm

May 18, 2003

Sleep. That was my mission this weekend. Sleep and the forcible removal of work from the agenda. I think I’ve succeeded on both counts. I’ve spent 21 of the last 48 hours asleep, and fully intend to squeeze in another nine hours before Monday starts back with the tedium. I’ve managed to actually not do […]

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Lunar eclipses, kevlar knickers and who am I?

May 16, 2003

At some point last night, the moon turned a bloody red as the shadow of the earth fell across its face, plunging it eventually into the full darkness of eclipse. I woke at 4am, quite coincidentally after a strange dream about shopping in the rain, and thought I?d get up and have a look. I […]

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Lunar eclipses, kevlar knickers and who am I?

May 16, 2003

At some point last night, the moon turned a bloody red as the shadow of the earth fell across its face, plunging it eventually into the full darkness of eclipse. I woke at 4am, quite coincidentally after a strange dream about shopping in the rain, and thought I’d get up and have a look. I […]

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And now it's gone…

May 15, 2003

What was that all about? Ad's gone now… this is like poltergeist advertising or maybe they're just fucking with my head for the fun of it. Now you see it. Now you don't? I'm too tired to know. I know on the grand scheme of things working 11 straight days (it'll be 12 tomorrow. A […]

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Where the fuck did that ad come from?

May 15, 2003

I just checked my own blog, cos I have links here I've not bookmarked yet, and suddenly there's this damn ad, right in the middle of my text! I mean, I don't mind ads at the top of the page, where they can be ignored, but this damn ad looks suddenly like it's part of […]

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